It's better than being called a horse faced has been.................Star Pulse: "I would play the sexy MILF, obviously." Tori Spelling dreams up a role for the Beverly Hills, 90210 remake, insisting she'd play a hot mother on the show.

This may explain those nasty photos that were released earlier this year..............Star Pulse: City star Kristin Davis can't even sip wine because she's an alcoholic.The actress, 43, admits she used love to drink wine but can no longer trust herself to stick to just one glass - so she prefers not to indulge at all.Davis tells tabloid the Globe she has been sober for 18 years and reveals therapy sessions helped her beat boozing.She says, "I am an alcoholic. I know people who have abused alcohol and now they can have one (drink) and they're fine and I respect that. I'd love to have a glass of wine, but what if I have another, then another? My life is too important for me to risk that."

She tried to avoid too much sauciness in her role as the latest Cadbury's Flake girl.But judging by this racy picture of her sharing a steamy kiss with a co-star, Joss Stone has taken no such measures in her latest project.The singer promised her first ever film role would see her share a passionate smooch with a female actress and romantic comedy Snappers does not disappoint.

There are rumblings in the political world that the purposed "Dream Ticket" of BarackObama and Hillary Clinton may not come to fruition. Current BarackObama supporter and former Senator Bill Bradley is said to be the current hot name being bandied about as Barack's pick for his VP. The man who gave Al Gore a strong fight in 2000 may just be the perfect running mate for Barack.............Stay tuned..

Gwyneth Paltrow has vowed never to give her children trust funds, despite her and husband Chris Martin’s millions.The actress says she was never given any money by her movie director father Bruce when she left college, and her two kids - Apple, 4, and Moses, 2 - will have to pay their own way too.She tells The Times, “My father made it very clear that the day I left university I was on my own.“He didn’t give me any money and I really struggled and I waitressed and bought cigarettes out of tips and tried to get to auditions with no gas.“The worst thing you can do is give a child a trust fund. They know they’ll get it when they’re 18 or 21. And it just kills passion.”

Scarlett Johansson needs to feel loved.The 'Lost in Translation' actress - who recently got engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds - revealed it's important for her lover to shower her with affection.She said: "What I've learned is that men certainly think differently about women and relationships from the way women approach being with men. There's a need for intimacy on both sides but women need to express that more. Women need to feel loved if they're in a relationship."

Friday, May 16, 2008

She may whisper to ghosts, but Jennifer Love Hewitt's message to young women is loud and clear! The lovely actress nabbed a spot on People magazine's coveted Most Beautiful list -- but her curvy body has been under public scrutiny, and now Jennifer is speaking out! Her fight against super skinny Hollywood nabbed Hewitt the title of ideal role model for teenage girls -- an honor given to her by Step Up Women's Network

ET:"Grey's Anatomy" star BROOKE SMITH has a new addition to her family, a baby girl the actress adopted from Ethiopia, it is reported by People magazine.This is the second daughter for the actress, who plays Dr. Erica Hahn on the hit ABC series. Brooke and husband STEVEN LUBENSKY, a cinematographer, are the parents of 5-year-old FANNY.

Sounds interesting.............Variety:George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, "Men Who Stare at Goats."Pic is an adaptation of British journalist Jon Ronson's book about the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that was to use paranormal powers. Title refers to the notion that one can kill a goat by staring at it.Script was penned by Brit Peter Straughan ("How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"). The project has been around for some time, but international buyers only just received the script this week as the Cannes fest and market got started. Script topped the 2007 Brit List of best unproduced screenplays.

Isabella still loooks great! Without the makeup and outfits of course................

Sundance Channel: Isabella Rossellini’s eight-part short film series about the sex life of insects and various creatures “Green Porno,” premiered on sundancechannel.com and on HELIO’s mobile service on May 5, 2008. The series will be available on Sundance Channel VOD in June, 2008 and will air on Sundance Channel in July, 2008. A selection of Rossellini’s “Green Porno” shorts premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the 2008 Berlin international Film Festival. The series will be available beginning May 5th, 2008 at sundancechannel.com/greenporno; for more information on HELIO go to helio.com.

"Zodiac" was a great film. Let's hope the magic spills over..................Cinematical:

Cinematical just received a tasty little scoop from one of our trusty top secret super delegate Hollywood insiders, and it's purty interesting (all you Spidey fans might want to listen up): Apparently, in the last few weeks, James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) has turned in a working draft of Spider-Man 4 to the studio. However, according to our source, "his story arc has encompassed two films, making Spider-Man 5 shootable at the same time. The studio saw dollar signs and is in the process of reworking his deal to snatch up the story arc." Don't expect anything immediately, though, since we've been told both sides are still trying to negotiate the deal.

When I was a kid, all we did was watch commercials............Hollywood Reporter: Fox Broadcasting Co. is shaking up the commercial TV model with "Remote-Free TV."At its upfront presentation Thursday, the network announced it will air two new drama series, J.J. Abrams' "Fringe" and JossWhedon's "Dollhouse," with dramatically reduced commercial breaks."It's a simple concept and potentially revolutionary," Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori said. "We're going to have less commercials, less promotional time, and less reason for viewers to use the remote. We're going to redefine the viewing experience."Both "Fringe" and "Dollhouse" would have network commercial loads of about five minutes per hour, about half the usual. The commercial pods would also be shorter and they would have about half the promo load as well.

And they said it wouldn't last..........(wink, wink)People: The honeymoon may be over for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon – but the two are obviously still basking in newlywedded bliss. Cannon was hard at work Thursday night, playing DJ at an Operation Smile fund-raising event in New York City. And his new bride – wearing five-inch heels and a fitted Ralph Lauren dress – was there to show her support. So, two weeks after their surprise island nuptials, how is married life going? "Fantastic," Carey told PEOPLE. Later, she added, "It's a stone smash!"

Extra:"Extra" is going behind the scenes as a season of "Desperate Housewives" drama comes to a close. It's the explosive season finale -- and we're taking on the big rumor that Nicollette's dead on Wysteria Lane!

Playgirl wasn't available?...........Star Pulse:Sylvester Stallone's busty ex Brigitte Nielsen wants to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her Playboy magazine cover - by baring all for the men's magazine again.The actress/model announced her plans during an appearance on the Billy Bush Radio Show in Los Angeles, admitting she'll undergo cosmetic surgery to look her best for the big reveal in December. Nielsen explains she's planning a face lift and a boob lift and reduction.She says, "I wanna look up and say, `Oh, I like myself. I don't like my lines... I'm gonna do the boobs; I'm gonna lift them and be a bit more discreet and then I will do Playboy. Twenty years ago, I did the cover of Playboy... I wanna do Playboy December this year. I'm gonna be 45."

Ummmmmmmm....what the hell does he mean "strange"?Exposay:ShiaLaBeouf has a crush on Natalie Portman. The 21-year-old actor has a "strange attraction" to the 'Star Wars' actress and would have loved it if she had been cast alongside him in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.'He said: "I thought it would have been cool to see Natalie Portman in this movie as the daughter, but that didn't happen. But I was on that bandwagon. I was in the Natalie Portman fan club. I have a strange attraction to Natalie Portman."

The show is fake, the ratings are real.........Us: Monday night's season finale of The Hills was watched by 2.94 million viewers between the ages of 12 and 34 and 3.77 total viewers, MTV announced Wednesday.The ratings made The Hills finale the most watched show in its time period among 12-34-year-olds across both cable and broadcast networks.The Hills is the top original cable series this year among its demo – and makes up 7 out of the top 10 cable shows among young viewers.The season premiere of The Hills in March drew an average of 4.7 million total viewers.This season of The Hills reached over 43 million total viewers and was the highest rated season of an MTV series since Real World XIV: San Diego in 2004.

God help us if the lunatic ever decides to go into real life politics.............Entertainmentwise:

Director Kevin Smith has already backed him as choice to become America’s top leader, and now it seems as though Hollywood hotshots are eyeing up Tom Cruise to play the U.S. president.The Mission: Impossible star is currently in talks to play President Ben Cahill in action thriller movie 28th Amendment.The flick, to be made by filmmaker Phillip Noyce, will follow Cruise’s character as he battles the leaders of a super secret organisation, who control all U.S. affairs. Denzel Washington will reportedly play the leader of the sect Cruise's character is out to destroy, reports MovieHole.

.J. Abrams fans soon will have another show to geek out over. Fox’s “Fringe” is set to premiere in the fall with a two-hour episode, but that hasn’t stopped the network from launching a big promotional campaign right this very minute!Promotional stunts for the series are planned all over New York City today, TelevisionWeek’s Josef Adalian reports.Fox also passed along the following photos.Dawson Creekers, rejoice! Images of Joshua Jackson in his comeback role are here. He’s still looking a little angst-ridden, but what do you expect after six years on the teen soap followed by forgettable film roles?

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Maybe she could play a cavewoman in her next project...........W:Asked how to describe her relationship with Stuart Townsend, Charlize adopts a cavewoman grunt and says "Man, Woman. Like To touch each other."

Despite a flurry of engagement rumors, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson – Hollywood's most notorious on-again, off-again couple – have called it quits, less than two months after rekindling their romance in Miami. The end of their erratic courtship (they began dating in September '06) comes amid erroneous reports that the pair were engaged, fueled by photos of Hudson wearing a Tiffany & Co. ring (it was a prop!) both on-and-off set of her film Bride Wars, which she's filming in Boston."It was a pretty bad breakup," says a Wilson pal. "Owen said it was a tough one. He definitely doesn't want to dwell on it. He wants to put it behind him." Since the split, Hudson, 29, and Wilson, 39, have each been spotted letting loose. On May 9, Hudson and Bride Wars costar Steve Howey, 30, visited Boston's Liberty Hotel bar, Alibi. And on May 11, Wilson dropped by N.Y.C.'s Upstairs with two women. "He was pretty chummy with the ladies ... he was certainly doing some sweet talking," according to an onlooker. "He looked happy to be there hanging with them." The late-night outing was followed by a visit to Butter the next night, where he chatted up a sexy blonde. Says a Hudson source: "She feels dumb thinking it was so serious."

Her damn songs are all stuck in my head................Star Pulse:Rihanna is all set to make pop chart history today when she becomes the female artist with the biggest jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.Her "Take a Bow" is expected to rocket to the top of the singles chart from a lowly 53, thanks to a whopping 267,000 digital download sales.The song's jump is the second-best leap to the top, trailing only Rihanna's duet partners Maroon 5 who scored a number one with "Makes Me Wonder" a year ago after a 63-position hike from 64.Rihanna's collaboration with Maroon 5 on "If I Never See Your Face Again" is expected to be one of the new charts highest debuts when the official countdown is released.

Kirsten, I can offer you the job of being Geno's World's official model. Call me...........Contactmusic:Hollywood actress KIRSTEN DUNST has been axed by fashion house MiuMiu, according to reports.The Spider-Man star followed in the footsteps of Selma Blair, Kim Basinger, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Lindsay Lohan when she was unveiled as the spokesmodel for the company in November (07).But the company has reportedly parted ways with Dunst - and has replaced her with Johnny Depp's girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis.According to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, the autumn (08) campaign featuring Paradis will be shot by famous fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Pioggott later this year (08).A MiuMiu spokeswoman declined to comment.

Grow some nuts and keep the show away..........Yahoo:Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's TV show will return to the air this summer, months after it was pulled when the reality star used a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade.Filming has begun on the fifth season, according to executives with A&E, the cable network that broadcast "Dog the Bounty Hunter." Reruns of the show will start June 25, with new episodes, including ones from the fourth season that have not previously aired, coming a few weeks later.....

Ex-Fraiser star Kelsey Grammer is shocked by Fox's decision to drop his sitcom Back To You.The actor cannot understand why the network dropped the program and even took the time to meet with Fox executives Peter Liguori and Kevin Reilly on Saturday.He says, "They have let it go. We were told all this time we were in good shape and we were coming back. I'm not really sure what the real reasoning is. I think they ended up with a show that was going to be a great show. It was a great show."

Victoria Beckham has dubbed herself a miserable cow, after seeing photos of herself pouting and looking gloomy.The former Spice Girl revealed all in an interview on GMTV, and admitted she is often left surprised at how sombre she looks.However, she defended herself by claiming it is the fault of genetics: "I think that's just the way my face falls. “But yeah, maybe, when I do see pictures, sometimes I think, 'You miserable cow'."She doesn’t it let others often harsh remarks get her down. She adds: "You know, if people like the way I look, great. If they don't, then fine."

Actress Evangeline Lilly fell ill after her house became infested with mould.The 'Lost' actress admits she could have avoided being poisoned but was "too cheap" to move.She told US talk show host Jay Leno: "I bought a house last summer and ended up finding out it was completely mould infested. I was getting poisoned by the mould and therefore got very ill for four months, but I didn't move, even though I knew there was something wrong because I'm just really cheap."

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I thought everyone smokes in France..........Yahoo:US actor and director Sean Penn lit up and led a minor revolt at the Cannes film festival against France's draconian new anti-smoking laws.Penn, the head of the jury that will pick the best films, pulled out a cigarette and puffed on it at a press conference with fellow jury members, in defiance of laws in place since January that ban smoking in public enclosed spaces.He only took a couple of drags before putting it aside and getting back to answering reporters' questions.But jury member Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian director clearly inspired by her colleague's defiance, then asked to much laughter if anyone minded if she smoked "for medical reasons."She then lit a cigarette, with Penn and French actress Jeanne Balibar quickly following suit.

Dolly Parton has hit back against "The Howard Stern Show," which last week manipulated recordings from one her audio books into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites."I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life," Parton says in a statement. "I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me. In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing. Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this.""If there was ever going to be a lawsuit, it's going to be over this," she continued. "Just wanted you to know that I am completely devastated by this."

I'm sure that nothing too crazy happened..............Star:While Nicole Richie was home caring for her baby, her fiancé Joel Madden spent a boozy night partying with Lindsay Lohan. Needless to say, Nicole was crushed.The trouble started for the new mom after she decided to stay home with their 4-month-old daughter, Harlow, while Joel deejayed at Hornitos' Cinco de Mayo party at Crown Bar in L.A. However, while there, the Good Charlotte rocker seemed more interested in a seductive Lindsay than in spinning records."Their heads were practically touching, and he had his leg over hers," says one onlooker. "Joel has a flirtatious side, and he definitely wasn't turning her away."Nicole was immediately alerted to the situation by her arch-frenemy Paris Hilton, who sent her a devastating text message: Lindsay was all over Joel!Making the situation worse, Nicole frantically tried to call Joel, but he wasn't answering his phone."He was so zeroed in on Lindsay, he never heard his cell ring," a friend of the couple tells Star. "Nicole felt so incredibly helpless and upset that she threw her phone against the wall in a rage."

The little dude has it in the bag.........Extra:"American Idol" is feeling some heat after all-time low ratings -- and now "Extra" has the exclusive reactions from every "Idol" insider on the rumors that America's #1 show is getting a makeover next season! "We've suffered from the lack of personality because [the contestants] don't say anything," Simon said to "Extra," "people want to see emotion!" While this season's singers may have lacked emotion, judges Simon and Randy encourage viewers not to rush to judgment. "It's like the whole country's watching this show," says Cowell, "so I actually don't trust the system." Jackson agrees, saying "The last I checked, there's still more viewers than any show on TV -- it's all good, baby."It's all good for the superstar show, but what about for their partner in judging, Paula Abdul? Tabloids are swirling with rumors that judge nice may be getting the "Idol" ax -- but host Ryan Seacrest nixed the speculation, confirming that Abdul isn't going anywhere!Tonight, the biggest change on "Idol" will be for the contestant getting the boot. Watch as three become two -- tonight on FOX!